Riding Profile: Brome-Missisquoi

For the last 32 years, Pierre Paradis of the Liberal party has won election after election in the riding of Brome-Missisquoi in the Eastern Townships. But this time around, Paradis is up against nine other candidates who are vying for his job. CBC’s Peter Tardif was in that riding to get a closer look at who might be sitting in the National Assembly to represent the people of Brome-Missisquoi after the September 4th elections.

Quebec AM3 months and 3 provinces laterApr 28, 2014 | 12:26The last time triathlete Sebastien Sasseville was in our studios, it was the end of January and he was heading to Newfoundland to start a cross-country run to raise awareness about diabetes. 3 months and 3 provinces later, Sebastien joins

Quebec AMNew tax credit for home renovationsApr 28, 2014 | 6:35If you've been thinking of home renovations, now may be the time to think seriously. As a first order of business, the Couillard government has put in place a new tax credit for home renovations, starting now.

Quebec AMOrford Express train season cancelledApr 25, 2014 | 4:55A fire broke out in the panoramic car of the Orford Express train last night, forcing the company to cancel this summer's tourist season.

Quebec AMSherpas cancel Everest's climbing seasonApr 24, 2014 | 7:19Some of the guides who help tourists climb Mount Everest have decided this climbing season is over. An avalanche killed 16 Sherpas last week, and their colleagues are calling out authorities on the poor compensation offered to victims' families. We'll hea

Quebec AMCanadian municipalities satisfied with new rail safety measuresApr 24, 2014 | 9:47New rail safety measures were announced yesterday by the federal Transport Minister. The mayor of Bromont Pauline Quinlan tells us what this means for small municipalities with heavy rail traffic.

Quebec AMQuebec City #1 place to live for womenApr 24, 2014 | 9:44A new study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives suggests Quebec City is the best place to be a woman in Canada. Nora Loreto tells us why she moved to Quebec City, and why she agrees.

Quebec AMPhotographer Normand Metivier documenting Townships cemeteriesApr 23, 2014 | 12:35A photographer in the Eastern Townships has been using images of the region's cemeteries to explain the subtlties of anglophone culture to francophones... Our townships reporter Alison Brunette will have more on that story

Quebec AMExam exemptions at Bishop'sApr 22, 2014 | 10:00Final exams at Bishop's University have had to be rescheduled because of last week's flooding, and some students there say that's unacceptable. Our Townships reporter Alison Brunette looked into what their concerns are.

Quebec AMPart 3: Journey of NishiyuuApr 17, 2014 | 10:42The Journey of the Nishiyuu didn't only redirect the life of the young man who started it. It also prompted his nation to rethink how they use traditional healing in the modern world.

Quebec AMPart 2: Revisiting the Journey of NishiyuuApr 16, 2014 | 8:49The Nishiyuu journey was one of hope, but the arrival in Ottawa was difficult for the man who started it. Marika Wheeler tells us why he was dealing with mixed emotions as the Journey of Nishiyuu came to an end.

Quebec AMTwo-time Gold medalist Kaillie HumphriesApr 16, 2014 | 13:11She has to train like a sprinter and a weightlifter, at once. And when the Olympics comes around, 4 years of training comes down to a mere breath of a difference between gold and silver. Kaillie Humphries joins us in our Quebec City studio.

Quebec AMRevisiting the Journey of NishiyuuApr 15, 2014 | 10:47Quebec's Travelling Journalist Marika Wheeler visited Whapmagoostui this spring, a year after what became known as the Journey of Nishyuu, to find out how that walk changed the lives of the people involved.